Samuel JohnsonDespite his status as one of the founding fathers of modern English literature, few of Samuel Johnson's works are widely read today. This book suggests that his writings need to be appreciated in the context of contemporary debates over the role and status of literature within a rapidly expanding culture. |
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... Late Samuel Johnson appear . Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson by Mrs Piozzi ( Hester Thrale ) published . Life of Samuel Johnson LLD by Sir John Hawkins published . Hester Piozzi's Letters to and from the late Samuel Johnson ...
... Late Samuel Johnson appear . Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson by Mrs Piozzi ( Hester Thrale ) published . Life of Samuel Johnson LLD by Sir John Hawkins published . Hester Piozzi's Letters to and from the late Samuel Johnson ...
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... Late Dr Samuel Johnson , repr . with Hester Lynch Piozzi , Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson , LL.D. , ed . Arthur Sherbo ( London : Oxford Uni- versity Press , 1974 ) , 11 . 7. James T. Boulton ( ed . ) , Samuel Johnson : The ...
... Late Dr Samuel Johnson , repr . with Hester Lynch Piozzi , Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson , LL.D. , ed . Arthur Sherbo ( London : Oxford Uni- versity Press , 1974 ) , 11 . 7. James T. Boulton ( ed . ) , Samuel Johnson : The ...
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... Late Dr Samuel Johnson , and Piozzi , Hester Lynch , Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson , LL.D. , ed . Arthur Sherbo ( London : Oxford University Press , 1974 ) . Two early biographies of Johnson which form an interesting contrast to ...
... Late Dr Samuel Johnson , and Piozzi , Hester Lynch , Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson , LL.D. , ed . Arthur Sherbo ( London : Oxford University Press , 1974 ) . Two early biographies of Johnson which form an interesting contrast to ...
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London and The Vanity of Human Wishes | 1 |
The Rambler and the Idler | 25 |
The Dictionary | 39 |
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